When a man/husband becomes a drug addict to avoid both the rewards of society and the frustrations of trying to attain them, which deviant behavior is he enacting?

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Retreatism is the correct answer because it describes a type of deviant behavior where an individual rejects both the cultural goals and the institutional means of achieving them, opting instead to withdraw or retreat from society's expectations. In this case, the man/husband's drug addiction serves as a means of withdrawal from societal goals and the efforts required to achieve them.

When a Man/husband Becomes a Drug Addict to Avoid Both